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Swallowing (deglutition) impairment effects individual's safety and efficacy during drinking or eating. The consequence of deglutition difficulties are malnutrition, dehydration, and increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Additionally, dysphagia has a significant impact on social and psychological well-being because eating and drinking are important social and pleasurable activities. Understanding dysphagia helps with its early detection and management. This course discusses dysphagia as a dysfunction of one or more parts of the swallowing apparatus. | |||
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<blockquote>Dysphagia is defined as the difficulty or impossibility to swallow liquids, food or medication and can occur during the oropharyngeal or the oesophageal phase of swallowing.<ref>Thiyagalingam S, Kulinski AE, Thorsteinsdottir B, Shindelar KL, Takahashi PY. Dysphagia in older adults. InMayo clinic proceedings 2021 Feb 1 (Vol. 96, No. 2, pp. 488-497). Elsevier.</ref></blockquote> | |||
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Dysphagia | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Swallowing (deglutition) impairment effects individual's safety and efficacy during drinking or eating. The consequence of deglutition difficulties are malnutrition, dehydration, and increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia. Additionally, dysphagia has a significant impact on social and psychological well-being because eating and drinking are important social and pleasurable activities. Understanding dysphagia helps with its early detection and management. This course discusses dysphagia as a dysfunction of one or more parts of the swallowing apparatus.
Types of Dysphagia[edit | edit source]
Dysphagia is defined as the difficulty or impossibility to swallow liquids, food or medication and can occur during the oropharyngeal or the oesophageal phase of swallowing.[1]
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia[edit | edit source]
Oesophageal Dysphagia[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ Thiyagalingam S, Kulinski AE, Thorsteinsdottir B, Shindelar KL, Takahashi PY. Dysphagia in older adults. InMayo clinic proceedings 2021 Feb 1 (Vol. 96, No. 2, pp. 488-497). Elsevier.
